Employment
Unpaid domestic work
About this topic
Unpaid domestic work measures how much time people aged 15 years and over spent doing housework for their household in the week before the Census. It helps show the distribution of unpaid labour that supports home and family life.
This topic is useful for understanding household roles, time pressures, and gender or life-stage differences in unpaid work. It is best read with household type, employment, and income, because the amount of unpaid domestic work can be shaped by family structure and the ability to outsource tasks.
Interpretation notes
- The hours refer to unpaid domestic work done for the person's household in the week before the Census.
- This topic does not measure childcare, disability care, or other unpaid help unless it falls within domestic work for the household.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Wyndham (C), accounting for 60.3% (131,439 people). This share was lower than Greater Melbourne (66.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 29,421 people and 7.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Wyndham (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Wyndham (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Wyndham (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
131,439
% of total
60.3%
Change from 2016
-6.4pp
131,439
60.3%
-6.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
36,955
% of total
17.0%
Change from 2016
-4.6pp
36,955
17.0%
-4.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
51,039
% of total
23.4%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
51,039
23.4%
-1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
23,554
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
23,554
10.8%
+0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
19,891
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
19,891
9.1%
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
71,037
% of total
32.6%
Change from 2016
+7.1pp
71,037
32.6%
+7.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
15,410
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
15,410
7.1%
-0.7pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+22,514
-6.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+1,734
-4.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+10,687
-1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+6,028
+0.1pp
30 Hours Or More
+4,065
-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+29,421
+7.1pp
Not Stated
+2,634
-0.7pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Wyndham (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Melbourne.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | % | Greater Melbourne% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 131,439 | 60.3% | 66.6% | 108,925 | 66.7% | 68.2% | +22,514 | -6.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 36,955 | 17.0% | 20.4% | 35,221 | 21.6% | 24.5% | +1,734 | -4.6pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 51,039 | 23.4% | 27.1% | 40,352 | 24.7% | 25.3% | +10,687 | -1.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 23,554 | 10.8% | 11.3% | 17,526 | 10.7% | 10.5% | +6,028 | +0.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 19,891 | 9.1% | 7.8% | 15,826 | 9.7% | 8.0% | +4,065 | -0.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 71,037 | 32.6% | 27.9% | 41,616 | 25.5% | 24.1% | +29,421 | +7.1pp |
| Not Stated | 15,410 | 7.1% | 5.5% | 12,776 | 7.8% | 7.7% | +2,634 | -0.7pp |
| Total | 217,884 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 163,311 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +54,573 | 0.0pp |